Black Panther Psychology

Description

Following his rich comic book history, T’Challa the Black Panther has won over audiences with one of the most popular movies of all time. The comics’ and film’s success shine a spotlight on hopes and values across cultures and throughout the world because, in spite of fantastic details and royal intrigue, the hero’s story is deeply human. With a foreword by Killmonger creator Don McGregor and interviews with comic book creators and the actor who first played T’Challa, Black Panther Psychology: Hidden Kingdoms explores realms of human nature too intriguing to keep secret – including family, identity, rivalry, gender, honor and dishonor, aggression and peace, the power of trauma, the price of shame, the consequences of isolationism, and what it takes to become truly heroic.

Travis Langley, PhD, is a psychology professor at Henderson State University, the author of Batman and Psychology (Wiley), and the volume editor of The Walking Dead Psychology, Star Wars Psychology, Game of Thrones Psychology, and the rest of the works contained in the Popular Culture Psychology series published by Sterling. He speaks regularly on media and heroism at universities, conferences, and popular-culture conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con, and others throughout the world. Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics and other films have featured him as an expert interviewee, and the documentary Legends of the Knight spotlighted how he uses fiction to teach real psychology. Psychology Today carries his blog “Beyond Heroes and Villains,” and he is one of the 10 most popular psychologists on Twitter with over 100,000 followers: @superherologist.